People die for money, birds die for food, if the king of Qi gives the white-haired thief enough promise, the white-haired thief will indeed take a risk. What is the purpose of raising the flag to rebel, isn't it glory and wealth, now the opportunity is in front of you, how can the white-haired thief not fight? However, the current shape is no longer allowed to enter the king of Qi, in this case, the white-haired thief has only two choices, either change the court, defect to Yang Xuangan, and follow Yang Xuangan to kill in the pass, which is undoubtedly the best choice; Either escape, but at this moment the risk of escaping is too great, not only to escape the siege of Yang Xuangan, but also to escape the pursuit of the King of Qi, and finally even if he escapes from nature, he will return to the Biqu Pavilion www.biquge.info to be his king of the mountain, and there is no future for being the king of the mountain, and one day the whole army will be wiped out and the head will fall to the ground, which is really the next strategy.

The white-haired thief not only chose the next strategy, but also chose the most dangerous evacuation route, which made Zhou Fashang puzzled.

The timing of the white-haired thief's escape from the battlefield in the eastern capital was well chosen, it happened that Yang Xuangan defeated Wei Wensheng in the decisive battle of Michi, and when he pursued the victory, Yang Xuangan took care of one and lost the other, and he was unable to take care of the white-haired thief at all, so he could only let him escape, and at the same time, the white-haired thief chose to evacuate from the direction of Xingyang, and Yang Xuangan happened to urgently need reinforcements from the Xingyang battlefield to continue to contain the reinforcements from all walks of life in Weifu, so that the two sides coincided, each took what he needed, and they were all happy, Yang Xuangan not only did not prevent the white-haired thief from "escaping", but would give all kinds of convenience, With the help of the white-haired thief's power to achieve the purpose of reinforcing the Xingyang battlefield, and for the white-haired thief, this is just a favor, if you don't send it, you don't send it, it's good for yourself, why not.

However, after the white-haired thief entered the Xingyang battlefield, he was surrounded on all sides and was in a desperate situation. The great river north of Xingyang was blocked by the water division; Outside the Jindi Pass to the east of Xingyang, Peng Cheng, a loyal supporter of the King of Qi, stayed behind Dong Chun, and behind Dong Chun was the King of Qi of Chen Bing Liyang; To the south of Xingyang, Yang Qing, the king of Xingyang Taishou, and Cui Baode, the commander of Xingyang, were heavily armed; To the west of Xingyang is the Tiger Prison, and as long as the sailors capture Luokou again and cut off the connection between Luokou Cang and the Tiger Prison, the white-haired thieves will be unable to fly.

In that case, why did the white-haired thief choose to flee Gyeonggi from the direction of Xingyang? There is only one reasonable explanation, the white-haired thief and the king of Qi have an agreement, and at the critical moment, the king of Qi will help the white-haired thief escape from the Xingyang battlefield. As for the traces left by the white-haired thieves on the battlefield in the Eastern Capital, it is actually very simple to remove, because the white-haired thieves have been holding high the banner of Han Xiangguo from beginning to end, as long as Han Xiangguo's Song-Yu rebels are exterminated, there will be no trace of qiē, and the rest are suspicions without evidence, and they are all conspiracy theories with ill intentions.

However, Zhou Fashang can only use conspiracy theories to find a reasonable explanation for his speculation.

If his guess is right, behind this mutiny is the conspiracy of King Qi to seize the prince, and King Qi is helping the white-haired thief to "get out of the shell" according to the agreement after the conspiracy fails, then the white-haired thief will not be "delayed" for too long on the Xingyang battlefield, and the Xingyang battlefield will soon have variables, and it is a variable that is beneficial to his side. Once the battle in Xingyang ended quickly, and Yang Xuangan had not yet broken through Tongguan, then the opportunity to reverse the shape of shì appeared.

Zhou Fashang repeatedly analyzed and deduced, and finally decided to wait patiently for a few days to see if the shape would change as he expected.

He believed that Wei Wensheng and the local nobles of Guanlong led by Guanzhong Wei still had the ability to hold on to Tongguan, after all, the Holy Lord and the central center had already made the worst estimate of the domestic situation before launching the Second Eastern Crusade, Wei Wensheng should have a foolproof strategy to defend Xijing, and the local nobles of Guanlong would also ensure the safety of Guanlong at any cost for their own interests, and Yang Xuangan would not break through Tongguan so easily; He also believed that after the king of Qi had no hope of seizing the crown prince, in order to continue his political life to the greatest extent, he must use the power of counterinsurgency and the head of Yang Xuangan, and if he wanted to achieve this goal, he could not let Yang Xuangan break through Tongguan and enter the pass, and he could not let this storm get worse and worse to get out of control.

Mai Mengcai saw that Zhou Fashang was hesitant, and became more and more curious, and asked, "What is Ming Gong's guess?" ”

"Speculation is nonsense after all, so don't say it." Zhou Fashang shook his hand, secretive, "Send a cronie to send a message to Xiangyang Gong (come to the whole), and come without being rude." ”

Mai Mengcai bowed down and waited for Zhou Fashang's next words, but Zhou Fashang waved at him and motioned for him to hurry up and pass the order. Mai Mengcai was puzzled, what Zhou Fashang meant was to invite Zhou Zhong to contact him secretly, but what did he say when he contacted Zhou Zhong? There should be an instruction, right? But he reacted in an instant, Zhou Zhong secretly summoned Zhou Fashang, he must have given Zhou Fashang some kind of hint, so that Zhou Fashang had some guess, and this guess will make Zhou Fashang make a new interpretation of the battle situation and come up with new countermeasures, but before making a decision, Zhou Fashang needed to confirm his guess, so he ordered to contact Zhou Zhong secretly, in fact, it was to respond to Zhou Zhong's "hint", there was no need to say anything, as long as he saw Zhou Zhong, maybe he could get more information from Zhou Zhong.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the main force of the rebels stopped the attack on Luokou, and the rebels attacking Huangmaban did not advance in the direction of the tiger prison after taking the key pass. Come to ask Zhou Fashang, whether to continue to hold on to Luokou, or to evacuate immediately?

Mai Mengcai didn't see anything of special value from this battle report, and he didn't say whether he secretly contacted Zhou Zhong, nor did he say what he heard after seeing Zhou Zhong, it was just a simple description of the battle situation, which made Mai Mengcai's curiosity swell sharply, especially when he sent the war report to Zhou Fashang, and after Zhou Fashang read it carefully, there was a faint smile on his face, as if he was relieved, Mai Mengcai really couldn't help it, relying on himself to be Zhou Fashang's junior, and won Zhou Fashang's love, He cautiously asked, "Ming Gong, is the change in the battle situation beneficial to us?" ”

Zhou Fashang smiled, "Very advantageous." Ordered the Duke of Xiangyang to evacuate Luokou immediately. ”

Mai Mengcai asked, "How is it good?" ”

Zhou Fashang was in a good mood, and he didn't hide it, and said directly, "The battle in Xingyang will end soon. Order the officers and men of all armies to rest and recuperate, and when the time comes, they will kill the eastern capital. ”

On the fourth day of the seventh month, late at night, the alliance troops arrived at Huangmaban, which was still more than 20 miles away from the tiger prison.

Li Fengyun sat on the ground with Wei Fusi, Li Min, Zhou Zhong, and Yuan An, eating Yu Liang and talking and laughing.

A family member hurriedly sent an urgent report. Yuan An glanced at it and said to Li Fengyun, "Yang Xuanzong is very fast, his army has been stationed in Luokou, and there is still no news from the Tiger Prison, it is estimated that Han Shige is worried about being deceived, and he does not believe that Ming Gong has come to the Tiger Prison." ”

"Let's talk about it at dawn." Li Fengyun shook his hand disapprovingly, "When we arrive at the Tiger Prison, Xin Yigong (Han Shige) will not worry about being deceived when he sees it with his own eyes." ”

"Is there any news of Fei Qingnu?" Wei Fusi asked suddenly.

"The scouts confirmed that Fei Qingnu had withdrawn to the edge of the river, but because the ships could not get close to the embankment, the boarding speed was slow." Yuan An said this with a smile on his face, and he was overjoyed, "I thought that there was a bitter battle and a bloody battle in Luokou, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth." Yuan An bowed his hand to Zhou Zhong, "This qiē is all due to Yining Gong (Zhou Zhong), if there is no Yining Gong (Zhou Zhong) to help, Luokou will have a hard battle." ”

Zhou Zhong didn't dare to take credit, hurriedly humbled him, and after a few polite words, he immediately changed his words and asked suspiciously, "Has your secret been discovered by Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang)?" ”

"On this battlefield, the only one who can recognize our identities is Qiao Gong." Li Fengyun said with a smile, "I asked you to come forward to summon Qiaogong, and this is the purpose. If Qiao Gong has to fight and lose, he is willing to accompany him, but after both defeats, he can still leave safely, and Qiao Gong will have a hard time doing anything, and he may even miss the opportunity. ”

"Qiao Gong knows you?" Zhou Zhong was surprised.

"Qiao Gong doesn't know us." Yuan An shook his hand and said, "But when we attacked Qi County at the beginning of the year, Qiao Gong and Qi Wang joined forces to kill us. ”

"Do you really know Qiaogong?" Zhou Zhong was skeptical.

"We know that Duke Qiao is unwilling to intervene in the battle for imperial domination, especially unwilling to have anything to do with the King of Qi, and behind us is the King of Qi." Yuan An was in a good mood, so he explained a few words, "Now that the shape is delicate, the King of Qi is very likely to turn against the Holy Lord, and under this crisis, Qiao Gong is even more reluctant to have a head-on conflict with the King of Qi, so we thought of you, and used you as a bridge to give Qiao Gong a clear hint." As long as the woodcutter is cautious and wise, he will inevitably give us a way. ”

"In fact, it is beneficial for him to give us a way." Li Fengyun said with a smile, "I am in a hurry to cross the river to the north, and I will not delay for a moment in Xingyang." After a certain departure, the battle in Xingyang was basically over, and the threat of King Qi was basically lifted, and Qiao Gong could immediately concentrate all his forces to storm the eastern capital, and the shape was reversed in an instant, and Yang Xuangan's defeat was only a matter of time. ”

Zhou Zhong suddenly frowned, "Are you so pessimistic about Yang Xuan?" He had already defeated Wei Wensheng and dealt a heavy blow to the Xijing army, and there was no obstacle to entering the customs except for the natural danger of Tongguan. ”

"It's not that a certain person is pessimistic about Yang Xuan." Li Fengyun raised his hand and pointed at Wei Fusi, "It is they who are determined to put Yang Xuangan to death, and they must stop Yang Xuangan from poisoning Guanzhong at any cost." ”

Wei Fusi stroked his beard and smiled, and teased, "At the beginning, you were full of confidence and came with hope, but you were disappointed, left in frustration, and even had to stab Yang Xuangan in the back for your own safety, hastening his death." Why are you doing this? ”

Li Fengyun smiled helplessly, "If it weren't for Yang Xuangan's containment in Guanzhong, our development in Northern Xinjiang would be very difficult. The defeat of the two Eastern Crusades has worsened the relations between the North and the South, and in this case, we are active in the northern Xinjiang, which is an internal and external trouble for the Eastern Capital. The eastern capital will definitely do its best to encircle and suppress us, and the future will be very difficult. Speaking of this, Li Fengyun looked up at Wei Fusi, "I hope that the King of Qi will conquer the northern frontier as soon as possible and give us time to breathe." ”

Wei Fusi also smiled wryly, "Do you know what I'm most worried about right now? I was worried that the King of Qi would not be able to go to the northern frontier. ”

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